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Brussels, 06 September 2022 SUBJECT: Invitation to Digital Resilience Executive Council roundtable on EDTs – 6 October Dear Minister Järvan, As with you, the unprovoked and illegal military aggression that Russia has started in Ukraine appalled us all at DIGITALEUROPE. The return of war in Europe has been a shock for all of us. Over the past months, our members helped Ukraine in various ways with hundreds of thousands of euros of ICT equipment sent to the Ukrainian government. On many an occasion, tech companies acted as “first responders” in critical situations. At DIGITALEUROPE, we believe that the public and private sectors need to work together to tackle and prevent digital threats in the new geopolitical context in Europe. We also need to seize the opportunities for innovation to build a stronger European defence. We recently set up an Executive Council on Digital Resilience to bring together much-needed expertise to help make Europe digitally resilient. We are initiating a dialogue with key institutional stakeholders and the civil society to share valuable know- how in order to advance our collective digital security. I am kindly inviting you to the first high-level roundtable of what we hope to be a continued dialogue. We will discuss the collaboration on emerging and disruptive technologies between the public and private sectors, the actions needed to empower SMEs and the cooperation between civil and military on EDTs. This in-person roundtable is set for 6 October, 10:00-12:00, in Brussels. NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoană confirmed his presence, as well as three NATO ambassadors from Poland, Romania, and Sweden. I am looking forward to receiving your positive answer and starting this much-needed dialogue. Cecilia Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl DIGITALEUROPE Rue de la Science, 14A, B-1040 Brussels T.+32 (0) 2 609 53 10 / www.digitaleurope.org / @DIGITALEUROPE EU Transparency Register: 64270747023-20  EUROPEAN DIGITAL RESILIENCE IN A NEW GEOPOLITICAL ERA 6 October 2022, 10:00-12:00 Event description The Russian invasion in Ukraine signalled the beginning of a new geopolitical era in Europe. Defence and security are becoming key priorities for national governments. This makes the role of NATO and its cooperation with the European Union an increasingly important one. NATO’s goal to develop emerging and disruptive technologies (EDTs) will play a central role for making Europe more resilient. The digital industry across Europe is looking to support. Our series of Digital Security Roundtables will bring together key stakeholders from the European institutions, EU Member States, NATO as well as the digital industry. The discussion in October will look at the collaboration on EDTs between the public and private sectors, at how to empower SMEs and how to advance the cooperation between civil and military. Objective Initiate a dialogue with key stakeholders and institutions to further the collaboration and exchange of know-how for advancing our collective digital security agenda with resilience playing a key role. Suggested speakers Mircea GEOANĂ, Deputy Secretary General, NATO (confirmed) Jeppe KOFOD, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denmark (pending) Timo HARAKKA, Minister of Transport and Communications, Finland (pending) Jan LIPAVSKÝ, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic (pending) José Manuel ALBARES, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Spain (pending) DIGITALEUROPE Members Proposed agenda Introductory remarks Part I: Digital threats and opportunities Part II: Collaboration between key players and support from the private industry on EDTs Conclusions and next steps Event Report Careful notes will be taken to develop a report that DIGITALEUROPE aims to release at its “Masters of Digital” Conference in March 2023. Office of Director General Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl About DIGITALEUROPE DIGITALEUROPE represents the digital technology industry in Europe. Our members include some of the world’s largest IT, telecoms and consumer electronics companies and national associations from every part of Europe. DIGITALEUROPE wants European businesses and citizens to benefit fully from digital technologies and for Europe to grow, attract and sustain the world’s best digital technology companies. DIGITALEUROPE ensures industry participation in the development and implementation of EU policies. DIGITALEUROPE Membership Corporate Members Accenture, Airbus, Amazon, AMD, Apple, Arçelik, Assent, Atos, Autodesk, Banco Santander, Bayer, Bidao, Bosch, Bose, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brother, Canon, Cisco, Danfoss, Dassault Systèmes, DATEV, Dell, Eli Lilly and Company, Epson, Ericsson, ESET, EY, Facebook, Fujitsu, GlaxoSmithKline, Global Knowledge, Google, Graphcore, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hitachi, HP Inc., HSBC, Huawei, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Johnson Controls International, JVC Kenwood Group, Konica Minolta, Kry, Kyocera, Lenovo, Lexmark, LG Electronics, Mastercard, Microsoft, Mitsubishi Electric Europe, Motorola Solutions, MSD Europe Inc., NEC, Nemetschek, NetApp, Nokia, Nvidia Ltd., Oki, OPPO, Oracle, Palo Alto Networks, Panasonic Europe, Philips, Pioneer, Qualcomm, Red Hat, ResMed, Ricoh, Roche, Rockwell Automation, Samsung, SAP, SAS, Schneider Electric, Sharp Electronics, Siemens, Siemens Healthineers, Sky CP, Sony, Sopra Steria, Swatch Group, Technicolor, Texas Instruments, TikTok, Toshiba, TP Vision, UnitedHealth Group, Visa, Vivo, VMware, Waymo, Workday, Xerox, Xiaomi, Zoom. National Trade Associations Austria: IOÖ Germany: bitkom, ZVEI Romania: ANIS Belgium: AGORIA Greece: SEPE Slovakia: ITAS Croatia: Croatian Hungary: IVSZ Slovenia: ICT Association of Chamber of Economy Ireland: Technology Ireland Slovenia at CCIS Cyprus: CITEA Italy: Anitec-Assinform Spain: AMETIC Czech Republic: AAVIT Lithuania: Infobalt Sweden: TechSverige, Denmark: DI Digital, IT Luxembourg: APSI Teknikföretagen BRANCHEN, Dansk Erhverv Moldova: ATIC Switzerland: SWICO Estonia: ITL Netherlands: NLdigital, FIAR Turkey: Digital Turkey Platform, Finland: TIF Norway: Abelia ECID France: AFNUM, SECIMAVI, Poland: KIGEIT, PIIT, ZIPSEE Ukraine: IT Ukraine numeum Portugal: AGEFE United Kingdom: techUK DIGITALEUROPE Rue de la Science, 14A, B-1040 Brussels T.+32 (0) 2 609 53 10 / www.digitaleurope.org / @DIGITALEUROPE EU Transparency Register: 64270747023-20 Saatja: [email protected] Saaja: "MKM info" <[email protected]>, "press mkm" <[email protected]> Teema: Invitation to Digital Resilience Executive Council roundtable on EDTs – 6 October Kuupäev: 2022-09-06 09:59 Dear Minister Järvan, I wanted to reach out as DIGITALEUROPE has recently set up an Executive Council on Digital Resilience to bring together much-needed expertise to help make Europe digitally resilient. We are initiating a dialogue with key institutional stakeholders and the civil society to share valuable know-how to advance our collective digital security. I am kindly inviting you to the first high-level roundtable of what we hope to be a continued dialogue. We will discuss the collaboration on emerging and disruptive technologies between the public and private sectors, the actions needed to empower SMEs and the cooperation between civil and military on EDTs. This in-person roundtable is set for 6 October, 10:00-12:00, in Brussels. NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoanã confirmed his presence, and we would be delighted if you are also able to join us. Kindly find enclosed an invitation with additional details. I am looking forward to receiving your positive answer and starting this much-needed dialogue. 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